09-09-2008, 11:59 AM
Someone gave me a Schwinn Aluminum 564 road bike. I decided to start commuting to work on it and I took it for a test run of my route on Saturday. I haven't owned a bike since I was a teen so innacuracies may abound in this post.
When I got home I noticed that the shifter cable housing right next to the rear hub/derailer had exploded. I remember trying to shift into the lowest gear and it was not wanting to shift easily, but I forced it a little and it went into gear. At the time I thought nothing of the resistance, figuring the bike had not been riden in ten years and it was in need of a tune-up.
Now I need to repair the cable housing (glad I found this site for that) but I am wondering if the demise of the shifter cable housing is indicative of a more substantial problem?
When I got home I noticed that the shifter cable housing right next to the rear hub/derailer had exploded. I remember trying to shift into the lowest gear and it was not wanting to shift easily, but I forced it a little and it went into gear. At the time I thought nothing of the resistance, figuring the bike had not been riden in ten years and it was in need of a tune-up.
Now I need to repair the cable housing (glad I found this site for that) but I am wondering if the demise of the shifter cable housing is indicative of a more substantial problem?